Administrative Assistant & Professional Bookkeeping with QuickBooks

ID : 20805

Description: This program has five modules: •Administrative Assistant•Professional Bookkeeping•QuickBooks Pro•Project Management Fundamentals•Email Etiquette

As an office professional, you only have to do one thing: everything! And there never seems to be enough time to do it all, much less learn how. But if you really want to ramp up your job performance – and add value to your employer – you need to take this Administrative Assistant course. This course offers an almost endless supply of savvy advice, great tips, proven tools, and powerful strategies for dealing with both everyday job responsibilities and requirements. So whether you’re brushing up your skills, keeping up with new developments in business, increasing your own marketability, or just starting a challenging and rewarding career, this comprehensive course is just the right thing to move your career forward!

After completing this course, you should be able to:• Type quickly and effectively• Identify the steps to complete general office procedures• Comprehend the basics of working within Microsoft® Office• Identify the steps for creating business documents using professional language• Identify the basic requirements for bookkeeping and accounting in the office

This Professional Bookkeeping course will show you the essentials of record keeping for a small business and will show why it's necessary to track information. The course will give you a greater understanding of the purpose and process of record keeping. Professional Bookkeeping teaches you how to sort through the masses of information and paperwork, how to record what is important for a business, and how to use that information to grow a business for success. This course helps prepare you to take the NACPB Bookkeeping Certification exam. Professional Bookkeeping also assists you in setting up and running a thriving home-based bookkeeping business. This course includes 50 lessons on DVD.

After completing this course, you should be able to:• Define the basics of beginning, intermediate, and advanced bookkeeping• Identify the steps involved in starting a bookkeeping business• Define methods for recruiting and maintaining clients• Distinguish between bookkeeping and accounting• Identify methods for tax planning and minimizing taxes

To succeed in small business, you need great ideas, an entrepreneurial spirit, and competitive products or services. And one other thing: a good accounting system like QuickBooks. With our course you will learn how to track your sales and expenses all in one place and get reliable records for tax time. This QuickBooks course shows you how to use this popular business finance program to gain a clear view of your finances and keep your business in the black. Our course will help you make your bookkeeping workflow smoother and faster. Students will receive step-by-step instructions on how and when to use specific features, along with basic accounting advice to guide you through the learning process of QuickBooks.

After completing this course, you should be able to:Identify the basics for getting started with QuickBooksDefine the steps for setting up bookkeeping and invoicing functionsRecognize ways to track expenses, monitor accounts receivables, credit cards and payrollRecall the various components of managing a business, such as budgeting and reportingList steps for integrating and customizing features in QuickBooks

NOTE: This course does NOT include the QuickBooks program itself. Students will need to have QuickBooks Pro already installed on their computers.

In a professional setting, chances are all of us have been asked to manage projects, whether large or small in scope. Our Project Management Fundamentals course provides a solid basis for individuals who would like to understand the field of project management and the concepts used to successfully deliver projects. We cover the “big picture” by developing project objectives, analyzing appropriate timelines and organization and roles and responsibilities of participants and stakeholders. After taking this course, students will be prepared to discover concepts, tools and ways to manage projects to achieve positive outcomes.

After completing this course, you should be able to:Define project management, a project manager’s role and ways to successfully achieve resultsIdentify the principles of risk management and work breakdown structureRecall how to develop and motivate a team and also identify proper communication methodsRecognize the principles of earned value management and ways to take your project to the next level

In decades past, business writing was a rare, formal event. Most everyone has a computer at home or work these days, so we are now many times more likely to send a written message to others using email. Sometimes these messages are poorly written, which creates misunderstandings and affects the sender’s reputation.

After completing this course, you should be able to:Define the role proper netiquette has in emailIdentify how to convey “non-verbal” meaningRecall the proper way to organize an emailList several ways to write clear and effective messagesName several components of effective emails

Instructor Description: Though this program is a self-paced program it is supported by an educational mentor. Our educational mentors are subject matter experts who have years of experience in their field as well as the necessary educational training and credentials to work as an expert. The mentor is available to answer any questions a learner may have including questions on course content, course material, certifications, and even industry questions. Mentors also monitor the progress of learners to ensure training retention and program advan

RequirementsIncluded in this program are the following textbooks:• Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing 18 Software• Administrative Assistant’s and Secretary’s Handbook by James Stroman, Kevin Wilson, Jenniver Wauson• Bookkeepers’ Boot Camp: Get a Grip on Accounting Basics by Angie Mohr, CA, CMA• How to Start a Home-Based Bookkeeping Business by Michelle Long• Bookkeeping 101 & Beyond with Peachtree Accounting (DVDs) by Robert HenryThe following required software is NOT included in this program:QuickBooks Pro (Current version)

Lesson 1Upon successful completion of this program, learners will display proficiency in the following areas:• General office procedures• Types of office equipment and common computer programs used in business• Microsoft office features• Define the various business documents used daily• Daily tasks and procedures in bookkeeping• Inventory systems and the steps needed for financial statements• Methods for managing credits and collections• Accounts payable and recordkeeping• Payroll Management• Basics for getting started with QuickBooks• Steps for setting up bookkeeping and invoicing functions• Tracking expenses, monitoring accounts receivables, credit cards, and payroll using QuickBooks